Rekohu/Chatham Islands receives boost to home ownership

Published: March 14, 2021, 11:43 p.m.

A new papakainga development on Rekohu or Wharekauri will break ground today. The project is part of a $9-million investment to support whānau Māori into home ownership. Five new houses are expected on the Chatham Islands by the middle of the year. Māni Dunlop spoke with Te Minita o Whanaketanga Māori – Māori Develpoment Minister, Willie Jackson.